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BH23cuda

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Seat covers - whats good and how difficult?
« on: March 18, 2005 - 06:08:22 PM »
I'm beginning to move on getting my baby (1970 Barracuda)  back into shape.   ;D

I need new seat covers for the front and backs. 
Any words of wisdom? 
Year One or someone else?
How hard is it to install them yourself (and have them look good ! )
I notice that a lot of Cudas at car shows have what appears to be a larger "weave" pattern than I remember.
Are there some differences that I should be aware of?

Thanks




Offline torredcuda

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Re: Seat covers - whats good and how difficult?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2005 - 06:15:19 PM »
Legendary Interiors-best out there.As far as doing them yourself it`s not very hard.You just need some hog ring pliers and make sure your seat foam is in good shape or get new foam.
Jeff
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Re: Seat covers - whats good and how difficult?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2005 - 06:47:40 PM »
I would go with Legendary , Year ones sellls Ledgendary as well so which ever has the better price

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Re: Seat covers - whats good and how difficult?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2005 - 11:23:22 PM »
Hi BH23Cuda -- we recently finished our fronts and backs...   see earlier threads here for details on that
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/smf/index.php?topic=7946.msg68938#msg68938
and
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/smf/index.php?topic=8096.msg70911#msg70911


Legendary is the recommended source-- they make them EXACT...so you you need a hot day or hair dryer for some of the tight corners.
The other trick we ended up figuring out was to attach the forming wires thru the foam to the leather before attaching to the frame.... other wise you need to be REALLY stong to grip everything with the hog ring pliers and tighten on the springs.... 

Good luck!
« Last Edit: March 18, 2005 - 11:26:13 PM by RedLine »

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Re: Seat covers - whats good and how difficult?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2005 - 09:58:07 AM »
 :)  Thanks, we'lll give it a try.